Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta was forced to abort an operational patrol led by the commander, following the collapse of the Ikang River jetty in Calabar on Tuesday, a statement made.

The JTF Spokesman, Maj. Ibrahim Abdullahi, said in the statement issued in Yenagoa on Wednesday that Rear Admiral Suleman Apochi, the JTF Commander, some top military officers and troops, fell into the river as the jetty collapsed.

Abdullahi said that the incident forced the suspension of the patrol christened `Operation Delta Safe (OPDS)’.